Check in your dormitory or rent an apartment by yourself
Finish “Registration Form of Temporary Visitors” (临时住宿登记表)
Getting a moblie phone number in China
There are a few telecommunications companies in China. Each company has varying prices for the different packages available. You can sign up for a line at the official shops (营业厅) of these companies by bringing along your passport or identification documents. To ensure that you always have a working line, be sure to keep a positive balance in your account!
Minhang Campus: 821 -829 Dongchuan Rd.(Opposite to the Campus Gate at the No.800 Dongchuan Rd.)
上海市闵行区东川路 821-829 号(交通大学东川路800 号斜对面)
Registration at SJTU &SEIEE
1. On the date printed on your Admission Notice, bring the following materials to the required location for registration .
Admission Notice from SJTU
Visa Application Form for Foreign Students Studying in China(JW202)
Valid regular passport
original diploma
make sure you have paid tuition and accommodation fees if you are not scholarship students
8 passport-sized photos
2. Location to register: 1st floor of New Administrative Buidling on the registration day, or room 807, New Administrative Building if not registration daty
SEIEE registration: room 108, SEIEE building 3.
3. After registration, you would immediately get a Bank of China card (银行卡) and SJTU International Student ID(校园卡). With this student ID card, you could: 1) for all study-related purposes including applying for elective courses, paying fees, enrollment, etc. 2) use the student information retrieval system to print out your score report after the final exams of each semester for free. 3) Apply for a “Library Card” at the school library. You should use the card according to the rules and regulations set by the school library. 4)Pay on-campus canteen dining fee and shuttle bus fee.
4. Three month later, you would get you Students Certificate(学生证), which you may need from the second semester for registration.
5. If you are not able to register on schedule, please send a written explanation to SEIEE at least one week before the semester begins. Failure to do so will be deemed as quitting school and you will automatically lose your student status. The offer of accommodation will also be withdrawn by the school.
Book a date for Physical Examination
X1 Visa students need to obtain a health re-examination certificate from Shanghai Health and Epidemic-Prevention Center to get a residence permit. It may take a week or two to get the result and the result would be needed to apply for residence card. Since international students need to finish residence card application in the first month of arrival, so you need to hurry to get physical examination result.
Make the appointment as soon as you can get access to Internet through the link http://www.sithc.com/sithcen/.
Appy for Residence Card for Foreigners(外国人居留证)
All the “X1” visa holders are required to apply for “Residence Card for Foreigners”. With this card is especially useful for multi-exit-and-entry.
The application of “Residence Card for Foreigners” must be done within 30 days after you arrive at China, or you would get penalty of RMB 500/day.
If you hand in passport, health certificate and relevant fees within the designated time, Exit and Entry Department in Room 200B in New Administrative Buidling would apply on your behalf for your “Residence Card for Foreigners” (also named Residence Permit) at the Shanghai Exit and Entry Bureau collectively. Otherwise, you will have to go to the Bureau in person to apply for the card.
Location of Shanghai Exit and Entry Bureau : 1500 Minsheng Road, Pudong District, Shanghai
One needs to pay 400 RMB for 12 months stay, and 800 RMB for 12-36 months stay.
Check more information here.
Insurance
All the international students are required to buy insurance. Students without insurance would not be considered for all the scholarship opportunities. Please consult international student service center (Room 204, New Administrative Building) for more information.